The Evolutionary History of Wild, Domesticated, and Feral Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae)
M. E. Mabry, S. D. Turner, E. Y. Gallagher, A. C. McAlvay, H. An, P. P. Edger, J. D. Moore, D. A. C. Pink, G. R. Teakle, C. J. Stevens, G. Barker, J. Labate, D. Q. Fuller, R. G. Allaby, T. M. Beissinger, , C. Pires
This study clarifies the evolutionary history of Brassica oleracea by identifying B. cretica as its closest wild relative and revealing feral lineages, supporting an Eastern Mediterranean origin.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2021Evolutionary Biology